Om shanti, om shanti, om shanti, om.............

The perfect socks for the Yogicknitter, finished and completed a little while ago and just as I collected the next package.
This sock pattern is a perfect match for the yarn and they are just so comfy and squishy to wear.



I have loved the garter stitch toe and heels with no wraps to try and hide when doing the short rows.



I also love the funky little stitch pattern when I finally got a grip on how it moved around the needles from pattern repeat to pattern repeat. The toe cast on has to be one of my favourites so far and I am definately going to knit a second pair of these as I have another couple of skeins of this yarn in Flamingo Sunrise lurking around in the stash waiting for the perfect pattern.



Remember this yarn from the Socktopus launch party and the extra two skeins I had to buy to finish the toe of these socks.....



Yep that was all I needed to finish but because of matching dye batches etc I had some shifty dealing and exchanging to do. Now I have a plan for the remaining yarn.

March Socktopus Sock Club 2009.......a late entry

So yes I am really late blogging about this latest package arrival, in fact the next one is due really soon! I decided to take the pictures with the new camera so took me longer to get around to downloading them.



The March installment was named 'Over the garden wall' and had a definate growth theme embedded in it. The pattern was designed jointley by Lou and Emms who are co-authors of the Loumms website, where they are on a mission to get as many of us as possible to grow, create, make, re-use and re-cycle as much of daily life as possible.





The wiggly growth on the side of the foot is an optional extra and is a bit of free form Icord. Ingenious!

The yarn was 'Sweet Feet' from Artist's Palette yarns and is a fantastically soft blend of Superwash merino and Bamboo, that has been hand painted in Worcestershire.





Amongst the little goodies that arrived with the package was a cute little owl fabric bag containing seeds to grow my own soup.

Now all I have to do is cast these on and find a pot for the mint and the peas!

Sock(topus)Club 2009 has landed......................

Yes this week the new Socktopus sockclub parcel arrived in its lovely shiny wrapper all ready to kick off another year of glorious sock knitting.
I have to say I would like to think that these have been especially designed for me, what with the colours and the name.
Om Shanti socks, just what every Yogicknitter should have. These are going to be perfect for Savasanha at the end of my class each Wednesday and in my perfect colours too.









And note the extra little skein and yes this is because of me that Alice has provided every member with a little extra skein after my first experience with Chameleon Colourworks Evolution yarn a little over a year ago when the first short toe incident occured with the Flamingo sunrise. This resulted in a whole new batch of the colourway having to be dyed. Alice was taking no chances! Thank you this is very much appreciated.

Also note the gorgeous little treats for your feet so they can be fully prepared ready to wear these lovely new socks. These have to be the most gorgeous smelling smellies I have ever had.